Mortagen

I did all of the above instructed by you, X. I did the regedit and modified the NTUSER.DAT to say %WINDIR%\Wallpaper.bmp instead of C:\Windows\Wallpaper.bmp Now when i install Windows, everything gets copied from my OEM folders (the wallpaper to the windows directory, various other stuff to program files, all users desktops etc... but NTUSER.DAT isn't being copied into the Default User folder? Is it something to do with the Default User folder and NTUSER.DAT being hidden? Thanks for your help. I'll worry about the HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\ registry stuff for when no user is logged on after i get this first bit sorted. Regards, Ben

I had a read about NTUSER.DAT and unattended installations including a couple of threads here on MSFN. From what i understand.. this is what i have to do? 1. Create a new account 2. Log on to the account 3. Set the wallpaper c:\wallpaper.bmp as centered and set the desktop background colour 4. Apply changes. 5. Log off the account 6. Log on to another account. 7. Copy the NTUSER.DAT file from the account i just created and set the wallpaper/desktop bg colour for Then place the following files in my $OEM$ directories on my Windows 2000 CD (With WINNT.SIF configured for OEM pre-install folders enabled) $OEM$\$1\wallpaper.bmp $OEM$\$1\Documents and Settings\Default User\NTUSER.DAT Then when i burn the image to CD, install Windows 2000, login to the administrator account (first account) it should have the wallpaper.bmp set as centered with whatever desktop background colour i set previously AND these settings will also be applied to all future user accounts created? Thanks for your help EDIT: How can i edit the NTUSER.DAT in a text editor? I'd like to change the "C:\wallpaper.jpg" to read "%systemdrive%\wallpaper.jpg" in case i install Windows on a drive letter other than C:

There is no way to have it automated to new user accounts when they're made?

Hello, I'd like to make an unattended Windows 2000 Professional installation. I'd like to modify it so that a wallpaper is applied as 'centered' and change the background colour around the wallpaper. This on it's own is pretty easy... but how do i do this for not just the first 'Administrator' account - but all new accounts created thereafter? I'd like to set these settings for when no user is logged on also - if i can? I understand most concepts of unattended installs (winnt.sif, cmdlines, oem folders etc) so could a more advanced user please give me a hand with this? Thanks for your time.

Bump. Cmon guys - any help plz?

Hi, I've used OEM folders to place Windows 98 themes into Windows 2000's correct directories upon installing Windows 2000. How do i set the default theme during installation to be eg. baseball.theme instead of the standard original one? I don't want the user to have to click OK on any pop-ups or anything. I tried using the following in winnt.sif but it no worky: [shell] CustomDefaultThemeFile = "theme_dir_and_name_goes_here" Thanks for your time. Regards.

Hi, I'm trying to disable task manager without running any .reg or .bat or anything. How do i add the entry to the hivedef file to do this? Is the following correct? HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system","DisableTaskMgr",0x00000000,0 or maybe: HKCU,"Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system","DisableTaskMgr",0x00000000 i have no idea haha. Thanks. Regards, Ben

Wait... does GUIRUNONCE run after setup, but before the reboot which starts Windows for the first time? So the disc is still in, and GUIRUNONCE just adds an extra stage to the end of the installation? Regards, Ben EDIT: Ok i guess it's importing guirunonce instructions to the registry, so it does do everything on first boot *sigh*

Hi, I'd like to run a batch file during the installation of Windows, silently if possible. I've looked into GUIRUNONCE but this doesn't help me in case the user has taken out the CD by this point. So instead, i'd like to call a batch file somewhere during the Windows (2000/XP) installation, so i know the disc is still in the drive, so the files can be read from the disc. I can't use OEM Folder distribution to bypass having the files on the CD in this scenario/situation either. Can anybody help? Thanks. Regards, Ben

I would also like to know how to get W2K to boot as fast as XP... as 2K can shutdown far faster than xp can. Can someone help me do this?

how do you add functions to a .dll ?

you downloaded the same torrent i did... when you play video files the system locks up, stuffs me why! so i downloaded a different copy of W2K and it worked fine

Can someone please make me a winnt.sif which only changes the unsigned driver policies for windows 2000 setup & installation. It's the only thing i want to change about my custom cd, and just leave everything else as normal... yes even the legal agreements lol. Can someone please make me a winnt.sif to do this for me please? i'd be very greatful! Thanks! Regards, Mortagen

Yeah i did... and some other driver command i set to ignore too. But using the winnt.sif changed other things like removed the legal agreement in text setup (the blue setup) etc. and broke the installer. Any help please? Regards, Mortagen

Hey guys, how do i make a winnt.sif that only ignores unsigned drivers so there are no continue prompts but change absoloutely nothing else in setup & installation? i'm doing this for windows 2000 incase it's important. I still want the legal aggreements and all the default stuff from a normal windows 2000 installation... just want the unsigned drivers issue fixed for my custom cd can someone please help me? when i used [unnattended] the first driver command = ignore the second driver command = ignore it removed things like the f8 legal agreement etc by it self... and i didnt even specify that command! only the 2 driver ones... it also broke my installation Please help? Thanks in advance! Regards, Mortagen

Looks like that information... well atleast the title is stored within setuldr.bin so now i need to find someone good with hex editing or learn the ancient mystic art! Thanks anyways, i hope this thread helps others in future with the same question! Regards, Mortagen

Ok i haven't tested either solutions yet... so when i get home i'll check layout.inf and if fixing that doesn't help i'll simply copy the file to d:\ to fix the problem. Thanks alot for the help!!! Very grateful Regards, Mortagen

is the windows installer blind??? The file is sitting comfortably in i386 which it is requesting... it makes me manually locate it... wtf? Thanks! Regards, Mortagen

Hey, I like to customize like the rest of you! Any idea how to change the following? I've been googling for ages but no hope... is this possibly something google doesn't know? omg! Nah i probably just suck at googling lol. Thanks alot! Regards, Mortagen

Hey, I'm working on customizing an old windows build i have (5111) with new features like new boot screen image, system sounds, and 32-bit icons. But i can't get 32-bit icons to work through the windows 2000 revolutions pack because it requires the gdi32.dll from windows 2000 service pack 4. the gdi from sp4 has gdialphablend which i believe is required for the 8-bit transparency in 32-bit icons on windows 2000. I can't port the gdi32.dll from sp4 into build 5111 because it breaks the build. I was wondering if anybody that is good with assembly could help me out by porting the new features in sp4 gdi32.dll into the build 5111 gdi32.dll I'd really appreciate any help & assistance i can get on this issue as i'm stuck with it... Thanks in advance! Regards, Mortagen

Hey guys, Just trying to customize my windows 2000 a bit... Does anyone know how i can tell the windows 2000 installation to copy my_favorite_picture.jpg from a specified folder in i386 to a specified folder on the hard drive and then set it as the default wallpaper so it is there on first login? Sorta like how once you have installed xp you see the green hill, the picture is copied from the cd to the hard drive and set as default wallpaper. Also... does anyone know how i can reshack the shutdown dialog on windows 2000? the one you see when you go start>shutdown i just want to have a look around... don't wanna change the logo you see, thats msgina.dll i think Thanks alot! Regards, Mortagen

Hey guys, Alright, i'll checkout those links then. Thanks alot for your help! Regards, Mortagen

Hi guys, I've just installed windows 2000 and installed SP4 and UR1 and am wondering if there are and updates that have been released after UR1? I'm just trying to get my install up-to-date. If someone could tell me where to get all the updates that have come out after UR1 if any, i'd really appreciate it. Does anyone know if MS are still releasing updates for Windows 2000? I'm really not too knowledgable on the topic Thanks! Regards, Mortagen

I've made a 16 color 640x480 boot image and replaced the original via a res hacker... just need to know how to swap out the old progress bad for a new one i made plus how to reposition the progress bar. Please help me out Thanks! Regards, Mortagen

Hi, I'm just wondering if it is possible... and if so how... to modify the windows 2000 progress bar on the boot screen. Can i load in my own custom made .bmp which uses the same 16 color palette as the rest of the boot image? Thanks! Regards, Mortagen